Two former Parramatta Eels players are accused of harbouring semi-automatic weapons and possessing more than half-a-million dollars in cash after dramatic arrests in Sydney's Centennial Park yesterday.

Drunk passenger allegedly cost Qantas $120,000

A man who was booted off a Qantas plane for allegedly being violent and intoxicated reportedly cost the airline $120,000 after the pilot was forced to make an emergency landing so he could be arrested.

Justin Cooke, 34, was kicked off the flight between Sydney and Tokyo yesterday after he allegedly lit a cigarette in the aircraft's toilet, punched a member of the cabin crew and then spat in the same staff member's eye after being restrained with "flexi-cuffs".

The plane, which was carrying 350 passengers, was forced to dump 60,000 litres of fuel to land at Cairns International Airport about 1:45am, the Cairns Magistrates' Court heard yesterday.